Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-18
4 RIOT.
The British Government Attempts to
Prohibit Sunday Gatherings of
Laboring Men in Trafalgar.
One Hundred Thousand Warkmen Defy
the Lo adon POl!ce-Declsi0n In the
German Crown Princes Case
Tho Preliminary Examination In the Gas,
of President Crews Son -iu-Law Re
suits In Demand for Prose cution.
England
TRAFALGAR SQUARE RIOT.

TRAFALGAR SQUARE RIOT.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE scene in Trsfal-
gar square yesterday has not been equaled
since 1865, when the people asserting the
right Of public meeting destroyed the
railways around Hyde Park. Four thou
sand policemen took possession OF the ap-
prosches to Trafalgar square 1T an early
hour. They had been on the ground but
short time when various societies, So
cialistic, radical and Irish approached
the square from every direction.
The paraders were headed By bands
of music and they carried banners and
notices. The police attacked and dis
persed each group as it arrived. Free
fights took place on Strand, North I'm
berland avenue, Pail Ms-- and other
adjacent streets. One of the societies
succeeded in entering the square, but wss
repulsed after q bloody fight, in which
Commoner Graham was seriously ini Qred.
Graham was subsequently, arrested for
attacking the police. a. $50 p. N. the
crowd in the vicinity Of the square
numbered
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
and the police were poWerIess to dispense
moned to the assistance Of the police, but
no charge was msde as the people OF
their own accord began to dispense. At
dusk about two hundred citizens and for
ty police were injured. Fifty. persons
were arrested and among them the social-
ist Burns. Some of the injured were
well enough to leave the hospitals after
treatment. One patient was dreadfully
burned with vltriol squirtsd from sy-
rlngos. Another declares he was bayo-
netted in the bullock. Two policemen
were stabbed with knives. 1t wGs noticeable
that the crowd while hooting the police
cheered the cavalry posted IN the middle
Of the square ready for action in case the
crowd broke the police Ines. II the
crowd hsd succeeded in breaking the
lines it is believed the riot act would have
been read and the infantry ordered TO fire.
About O'Clock the grenadiers wheeled
into the square
WITH BAYONETS FIXED
and with twenty rounds Of ball Cartrid ges
In their pouches. They WoIe accom-
panied by ambulances They halted IL
front of the national gallery ard opened
into line. The mob was thus caught be-
tween the line of the police and the mill
tary and the 1oughs were compells torun
the gauntlet. Some OF them showed
disposition to maintain their ground, bat
the soldiers brought their b2gone!s 70
''CHsrge'' position and the sight If the
cold steel quickly decided them TO re-
treat. The socialists entrusted their flag
to Mrs. Taylor, who refused to surrender
it on demand Of the police. The latter
then attempted to wrest it from her, when
the socialists came to the woman's res
cue Snd sharp encounter followed. The
constables secured the flag. The womsn
vas carried off in 3 faint. This corfC!
with battons and sticks enrsged the po-
lice and their officers were unable to re-
strain them. All the socialist flags
were seized. Many Of the police were
sent TO the hospital including o wounded
inspector. Between t &1d O'Clock
seventy injured persons were attended at
ChsriDg Or, IS hospital. Tie surgic2
staff was taxed to It's utmost. During
the sharp scUffla at Westminster bridge a
constable was stabbed IN the back. An
other was stabbed in the chin and many
others were struck with iron bars, p0keTs,
sticks and stones. L. g haEd to hand en-
counter with the pBraders from South
London the police captured ten fsgs.
Twenty-siX persons taking psct in the
procession received baton wounds in the
head and fifteen constables were more or
less seriously injured.
GLADSTONE SWAPS THE MASSES.
LONDON, Nov 1I-Mr. Gladstone, re-
plying TO the secretary Ct the London
Radical Club, wrote as follows to-day:
ST. think you will expect me to meet your
request by an explicit answer expressing
Snh ~
from the spot, | sm able to form Of the
deplorabIe disturbance of yesterday. AS
l understand the matter the home secre-
tary sEid Saturday he intended to prevent
yesterdays meeting in Trafalgar square,
and believed its prevention wss within
MS legal power. The question is Of great
moment TO London. It will be generally
felt thst the state of law in regard to it
ought 20 be promptly tested and sscer-
tanned. Until decision can be had it is
the duty OF citizens to refrain from
resistance to the decision OF Al executive
of the government which is clearly ca
titled to administer the laws according te
what it may be advised is their true con-
struction. l must add that an appeal 10
Parliament on the grave issues now
raised by the proceedings of the govern
meut in ireland would suffer disastrous
prejudice, were it to be associated in any
manner by those who make the appeal
with the metropolitan DISTURBANCE"
There is no doubt but that fdr. Glad
stones advice will be followed.
kADE TEST QUESTION.
LONDON, Nov. 14.-Lord Salisbury,
after SD interview with Home Secretary
Matthews, to-day sent to Sir Charles
Warren the thanks of the government for
his admirable plsns TO suppress the dis
tuxbsnce in Trafalgar square yesterday
in response to the officers. Mr.. Matthews
TO enroll the houseaolders as
special consta5les TO assist the, police
against the mob If rioting is threatened
next Sunday.
Nj Bradlaugh, NJ. P, has psotested
against the prohibition of the meetings IN
Trafalgar Square. He denoUuces the
brutal conduct OF the government, but he
appeals TO the workmen &c leave the right
Of holding the meetings 70 the law courts
and the Vindicat1ol of Parliament. His |
advice, combined with that OF Gladstone,
viii be potent with the radical clubs. |
the feeling among these clubs is
that enough has been done 10 test the |